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1988 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 244 points (15.2/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 315 points (19.7/g), 11th.
Differential of -71 points (-4.4/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 5.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 12th.
Coached by Marion Campbell (5-11-0)
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1988 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Chris Miller | 23 | 1 | 13 | 184 for 351, 2,133 yards, 11 td, 12 int, & 31 rushes for 138 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Gerald Riggs | 28 | 6 | 9 | 113 rushes for 488 yards, 1 td, & 22 catches for 171 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982 |
| RB | James Primus | 24 | Rook | 6 | 35 rushes for 95 yards, 1 td, & 8 catches for 42 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 222nd pick / 1988 |
| FB | John Settle* | 23 | 1 | 13 | 232 rushes for 1,024 yards, 7 td, & 68 catches for 570 yards and 1 td | |
| WR | Stacey Bailey | 28 | 6 | 10 | 17 catches for 437 yards, 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| WR | Floyd Dixon | 24 | 2 | 14 | 28 catches for 368 yards, 2 td, & 7 rushes for 69 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Michael Haynes | 23 | Rook | 5 | 13 catches for 232 yards, 4 td | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 166th pick / 1988 |
| TE | Ken Whisenhunt | 26 | 3 | 15 | 16 catches for 174 yards, 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 313th pick / 1985 |
| LT | Mike Kenn | 32 | 10 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
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| LG | John Scully | 30 | 7 | 11 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
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| LG | Jamie Dukes | 24 | 2 | 5 | ||
| C | Wayne Radloff | 27 | 3 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | George Yarno | 31 | 9 | 5 | ||
| RG | Bill Fralic* | 26 | 3 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 |
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| RT | Houston Hoover | 23 | Rook | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 140th pick / 1988 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Gann | 25 | 3 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1985 |
| NT | Tony Casillas | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1986 |
| RDE | Rick Bryan | 26 | 4 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 |
| LOLB | Aundray Bruce | 22 | Rook | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1988 |
| LILB | John Rade | 28 | 5 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| LILB | Joel Williams | 32 | 9 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RILB | Jessie Tuggle | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| ROLB | Joel Williams | 32 | 9 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| ROLB | Marcus Cotton | 22 | Rook | 5 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 28th pick / 1988 |
| ROLB | Tim Green | 25 | 2 | 5 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1986 |
| LCB | Bobby Butler | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| RCB | Scott Case* | 26 | 4 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 10 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| SS | Robert Moore | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Bret Clark | 27 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 191st pick / 1985 |
| FS | Tim Gordon | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Greg Davis | 23 | 1 | 0 | 19 of 30 field goals & 25 of 27 extra points | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987 |
| P | Rick Donnelly | 26 | 3 | 0 | 98 punts for a 40.0 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Lew Barnes | 26 | 2 | 0 | 34 punt returns for a 9.0 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 138th pick / 1986 |
| KR | Evan Cooper | 26 | 4 | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 20.7 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 88th pick / 1984 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Rick Badanjek | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 217 | 5-8 | Maryland | 4/25/1962 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 186th pick / 1986 |
| Stacey Bailey | 28 | WR | 10 | 10 | 162 | 6-0 | San Jose State | 2/10/1960 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1982 |
| Lew Barnes | 26 | WR | 13 | 0 | 163 | 5-8 | Oregon | 12/27/1962 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 138th pick / 1986 |
| Greg Brown | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 1 | 254 | 6-5 | Eastern Illinois,Kansas State | 1/5/1957 | 7 | |
| Aundray Bruce | 22 | LB-TE-DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-5 | Auburn | 4/30/1966 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1988 |
| Rick Bryan | 26 | DE-DT-NT-LB | 16 | 15 | 265 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 3/20/1962 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1984 |
| Bobby Butler | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 174 | 5-11 | Florida State | 5/28/1959 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 25th pick / 1981 |
| Reggie Camp | 27 | DE | 4 | 0 | 274 | 6-4 | California | 2/28/1961 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1983 |
| Scott Case* | 26 | DB | 16 | 15 | 188 | 6-1 | Northeast Oklahoma A&M,Oklahoma | 5/17/1962 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1984 |
| Tony Casillas | 25 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/26/1963 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1986 |
| Bret Clark | 27 | DB | 12 | 11 | 198 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 2/24/1961 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 191st pick / 1985 |
| Stan Clayton | 23 | G-T | 2 | 2 | 265 | 6-3 | Penn State | 1/31/1965 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 250th pick / 1988 |
| Evan Cooper | 26 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Michigan | 6/25/1962 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 88th pick / 1984 |
| Joe Costello | 28 | DE | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Central Connecticut State | 6/1/1960 | 2 | |
| Marcus Cotton | 22 | LB | 11 | 5 | 225 | 6-3 | USC | 8/11/1966 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 28th pick / 1988 |
| David Croudip | 30 | DB | 6 | 0 | 183 | 5-8 | San Diego State | 1/25/1958 | 4 | |
| Greg Davis | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | The Citadel | 10/29/1965 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987 |
| Steve Dils | 33 | QB | 7 | 3 | 190 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/8/1955 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 97th pick / 1979 |
| Charles Dimry | 22 | DB | 16 | 1 | 176 | 6-0 | UNLV | 1/31/1966 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988 |
| Floyd Dixon | 24 | WR | 14 | 14 | 170 | 5-9 | Stephen F. Austin | 4/9/1964 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1986 |
| Rick Donnelly | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Wyoming | 5/17/1962 | 3 | |
| Jamie Dukes | 24 | C-G | 12 | 5 | 285 | 6-1 | Florida State | 6/14/1964 | 2 | |
| Bill Fralic* | 26 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 280 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 10/31/1962 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1985 |
| Mike Gann | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 10/19/1963 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1985 |
| Tim Gordon | 23 | DB | 16 | 5 | 188 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 5/7/1965 | 1 | |
| Tim Green | 25 | LB-DE | 10 | 5 | 249 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 12/16/1963 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1986 |
| Michael Haynes | 23 | WR | 15 | 5 | 184 | 6-0 | Northern Arizona | 12/24/1965 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 166th pick / 1988 |
| Jessie Hester | 25 | WR | 16 | 3 | 175 | 5-11 | Florida State | 1/21/1963 | 3 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1985 |
| Alex Higdon | 22 | TE | 3 | 0 | 247 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 9/9/1966 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 56th pick / 1988 |
| Houston Hoover | 23 | G-T | 15 | 12 | 295 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 2/6/1965 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 140th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Kenn | 32 | T | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-7 | Michigan | 2/9/1956 | 10 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| Leander Knight | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Ferrum,Montclair State | 2/16/1963 | 1 | |
| Gene Lang | 26 | RB | 16 | 3 | 196 | 5-10 | LSU | 3/15/1962 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 11th / 298th pick / 1984 |
| Danzell Lee | 25 | TE | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Lamar | 3/16/1963 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 163rd pick / 1985 |
| Calvin Loveall | 26 | DB | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Idaho | 7/23/1962 | Rook | |
| Charles Martin | 29 | NT-DE | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | West Alabama | 8/31/1959 | 4 | |
| Aubrey Matthews | 26 | WR | 4 | 0 | 165 | 5-7 | Delta State | 9/15/1962 | 2 | |
| Hugh Millen | 25 | QB | 3 | 0 | 216 | 6-5 | Washington | 11/22/1963 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1986 |
| Brett Miller | 30 | T | 15 | 4 | 293 | 6-7 | Iowa | 10/2/1958 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 129th pick / 1983 |
| Chris Miller | 23 | QB | 13 | 13 | 212 | 6-2 | Oregon | 8/9/1965 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1987 |
| James Milling | 23 | WR | 6 | 0 | 156 | 5-9 | Maryland | 2/14/1965 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 278th pick / 1988 |
| Robert Moore | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Northwest State (LA) | 8/15/1964 | 2 | |
| Paul Oswald | 24 | C-G | 3 | 1 | 273 | 6-3 | Kansas | 4/9/1964 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 289th pick / 1987 |
| James Primus | 24 | RB | 16 | 6 | 196 | 5-11 | UCLA | 5/18/1964 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 222nd pick / 1988 |
| John Rade | 28 | LB | 15 | 15 | 232 | 6-1 | Boise State,Northern Arizona | 8/31/1960 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 215th pick / 1983 |
| Wayne Radloff | 27 | C-G | 10 | 10 | 274 | 6-5 | Georgia | 5/17/1961 | 3 | |
| Michael Reid | 24 | LB | 16 | 3 | 226 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 6/25/1964 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 181st pick / 1987 |
| Gerald Riggs | 28 | RB | 9 | 9 | 230 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 11/6/1960 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1982 |
| John Scully | 30 | G-C | 11 | 11 | 262 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 8/2/1958 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 109th pick / 1981 |
| John Settle* | 23 | RB | 16 | 13 | 207 | 5-9 | Appalachian State | 6/2/1965 | 1 | |
| Elbert Shelley | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Arkansas State | 12/24/1964 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 292nd pick / 1987 |
| Vinson Smith | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | East Carolina | 7/3/1965 | Rook | |
| Sylvester Stamps | 27 | RB-WR | 4 | 1 | 172 | 5-7 | Jackson State | 2/24/1961 | 4 | |
| Jessie Tuggle | 23 | LB | 16 | 8 | 230 | 5-11 | Valdosta State | 4/4/1965 | 1 | |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 26 | TE | 16 | 15 | 237 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 2/28/1962 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 12th / 313th pick / 1985 |
| Gary Wilkins | 25 | TE-RB | 14 | 1 | 235 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 11/23/1963 | 2 | |
| Joel Williams | 32 | LB | 14 | 12 | 222 | 6-1 | Peru State,Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 12/13/1956 | 9 | |
| Mitch Willis | 26 | NT-DT | 9 | 0 | 278 | 6-8 | SMU | 3/16/1962 | 3 | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 183rd pick / 1984 |
| George Yarno | 31 | G-C-T | 16 | 5 | 260 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/12/1957 | 9 | |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 16 | 223.8 | 6-1.3 | 2.8 |